antinucleus

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ nucleus.

Noun

antinucleus (plural antinuclei)

1. (particle physics) The nucleus of an antiatom
   • 1987, K. N. Mukhin, Experimental Nuclear Physics: Elementary particle physics, page 134:

     In 1970, a more complex antinucleus, antihelium-3 (iHe), was discovered in the USSR.

   • 1994, Sven Kullander, Kullander Sven, Börje Larsson, Out of Sight!: From Quarks to Living Cells, →ISBN, page 218:

     In principle the energy should have been enough for the production of even heavier antinuclei.

Translations

the nucleus of an antiatom

• Polish: antyjądro n
• Portuguese: antinúcleo m